Indianapolis Times, Volume 46, Number 259, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 March 1935 — Page 3

MARCH 9, 1930

MERIT HOPES THWARTED BY FARLEY MOVES Jim Deals Out Jobs Where They Do Most Good With Votes. Thii U th* irn4 *1 Ihrrr irll< In tkr patrn* *itaatin In WaakincIM. BY THOMAS L STOKHS Tlan WrUr WASHINGTON. March 9—Presidin’ Roosevelt's avowed intention to curb the spoils system and put more emphasis on merit in filling government jobs has been thwarted constantly by Postmaster-General James A. Farley. Since Mr. Farley takes his orders from the President, the Chief Executive can not be held blameless in everything that has happened, but the Postmaster-General's every act naturally r not subject to White House scrutiny. Mr. Farley is a politician. He makes no bones about it. His object has been to reward those who helped elect Mr Roosevelt, and to spread such favors as he ha’ where they will count most in 1336. Too Much for One Man The one thing that has caused more criticism from friends of the Arim.nistration than anything else -and which Mr. Roosevelt could have corrected—ls the embodiment m one person. Mr. Farley, of a cabinet officer, a Democratic National chairman and a New York State Democratic chairman. This combination of government and political business has made Mr. Farley very vulnerable. It became most embarrassing at one time, end eventually dampened efforts at reform. This was when three or four national committeemen turned up in the Capital and. trading on their friendship with officials and on their claims of White House influence. set themselves up in nicely appointed offices as lobbyists to prey upon the frightened business men who swarmed into Washington worried about codes and other matters. It got to be a noisome racket, so much that the President sent out word ih .t these gentlemen must resign their political posts. "Hw About Farley?” Mr. Farley finally got them out. Once started, the campaign gained momentum and caught in its sweep government officials who had political posts. Henry Morgenthau Jr.. Secretary of the Treasury, took the purifying process seriously and cleaned up hts department. "How about Farley?” rose the cry. The Postmaster General indicated he would give up his political jobs. That was months ago. but today he is still a dual personality. And a bill to for re government officials to give up political jobs is gathering dust in some forgotten pigeonhole. I'ses His Machine Well During the last campaign Mr. Farley used his combination govern-ment-political job effectively. Republicans charged that workers in various Federal agencies, including the relief organization, were using the benefits to which they had access for political effect. If this was true, it was no more than Republicans have done in the past, though this of course has no bearing on the morals of perpetuating such a system. Beyond this, the chairman employed with good effect the machine which he had built. Strictly anti-New Deal were his activities on some fronts. Despite support for New Deal objectives by Senators Robert M. La Follette • Prog. Wis.). and Bronson Cutting iR. N. M>. both of whom bolted to Mr. Roosevelt in 1932. the national chairman sought to defeat them in 34. He failed, just as he did when he tried to defeat Fibrello H La Guardia for mayor of New York. Roooevelt. Too. Is Target This aroused increased resentment against Mr. Farley among the independent and progressive element which had helped to elect President Roosevelt —and is beginning to show in the Senate's restlessness. President Roosevelt has shared some of this ill feeling. Early in the Administration Mr. Farley played the patronage game skillfully. He held up the dispensing of Jobs until the major part of thp President's program was enacted, holding this whip over Congress. Thus provoked dissatisfaction but it worked. Mast of the jobs have been doled out now. and that is one reason why Democrats slip the traces more readily. Another reason is the astounding increase in jobs not available to Democratic members of Congress. Independence in the Cabinet For Mr. Farley could not get his fingers on many of these jobs. Secretaries Ickes. Perkins and Wallace and Relief Administrator Hopkins insisted on choosing their own assistants. and the President sided vith them. Mr. lickes finally ousted from his

LARGEST CROP OF LEAF LETTUCE Since 1929 - LEAF LETTUCE - WE ARE NOW CUTTING OUR SECOND CROP OF LEAF LETTUCE. THE QUALITY IS EXCELLENT DUE TO RECENT SPRING-LIKE WEATHER WHICH MAKES CRISP. TENDER LETTUCE AND AS YOU KNOW IT IS A HEALTHFUL SPRING TONIC RICH IN VITAMIN A AND B. ALL GROCERS WILL HAVE A LIBERAL SUPPLY THIS WEEK-END. Eat Leaf Lettuce Daily Be sure to ask your Grocer for Marion County Greenhouse Growers Association LEAF LETTUCE. Marion County Greenhouse Growers Association, Inc.

TIMES SHOOTING CLASSES GO THROUGH PACES ON RANGE

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There is a great deal more to shooting a gun than merely pulling the trigger—so agree students in the daily shooting school conducted by The Times and the Em-Roe Sporting Goods Cos. The classes are held on the range at the Indianapolis Gun Club. 1340 S. Lindhurst-dr, and are instructed by Charles E. Adams, shotgun expert. Upper Left—Miss Mary Bradley, one of the advanced students in the school, is snapped just as she takes aim at—well, pretend it was a flock of wild duck.

department Emil Hurja, a Farley lieutenant who was placed there to see that “deserving Democrats” were “taken care of.” And Mr. Hopkins has been very brusque with senators and congressmen who came to him to protest about Republican jobholders. Mr. Farley tells how be woke up one morning to find that Mr. Hopkills had appointed a Republican relief director in his own home town of Stony Point, N. Y. New Dynasties Formed Congressmen say a “friendship system” has supplanted the rpoils system in the new government agencies. Heads of friends in iurn bring in their friends. Some high officials and some Senators and Congressmen have done very well. Daniel C. Roper, Secretary of Commerce, has established a South Carolina dynasty which icludes five sons and daughters who draw government salaries. Vice Fresident John Nance Garner and Senator William Gibbs McAdoo have created a combination TexasCalifornia dynasty by virtue of throwing in the votes which assured Mr. Roosevelt's nomination at Chicago. These compare favorably with the Smoot dynasty built up here over a long period by former Senator Reed Smoot iR.. Utah* which became so numerous that the capital now has a fine Mormon church.

HAUPTMANN GREATEST BORE IN NEWS. POLL AT BUTLER REVEALS

The skepticism of youth looks indifferently upon Bruno Richard Hauptmann, a survey of 305 Butler University students revealed today. The German carpenter was a heavy favorite as the greatest bore in the news with 205 votes. The Dionne quintuplets came second with 62. Other “ho hums” were Senator Huey P, Long. 37 votes; Adolph Hitler. 25; Gov. Paul V. McNutt, 15. and President Roosevelt. 6. The imrvcy was taken by the Butler Collegian at a time when the Hauptmann trial had reached its most colorful climax, but the ballots were not completely tabu- - lated until recently. SUPS ON PEANUT. SUES Woman Asks SIO,OOO From Chain Store, After Fall. By T mi ted Press STAMFORD. Conn . March 9—One salted peanut may be worth SIO,OOO to Mary C. Hughes. She sued a chain store for injuries suffered when she slipped on a nut that had fallen out of a showcase.

Upper H. Ehrensperger takes time off from business duties each day to attend the school where he is learning the correct technique of handling this formidable shotgun. Lower Left—Miss Bradley, tired of having her picture taken, almost put an end to The Times photographer, but Mr. Adams persuaded her to save ammunition. Others in the picture are members of one of the shooting classes. Lower Right—Earl Taylor, one of the younger pupils in The Times-Em-Roe school, is shown here waiting for something to turn up.

News Survey of Indiana

By Times Special MARION. March 9 John Shaw and his son, Clarence Shaw, are at liberty here under bond pending arraignment in Grant Circuit Court on charges of assault and battery resulting from an attack said to have been made on Monroe Kendall, 62, Richland Township assessor. Officers investigating the alleged attack obtained two versions of the affair. Mr. Kendall stated he was attacked by the younger Shaw as he went to the Shaw farm to assess personal property. Shaw told officers he struck Mr. Kendall in self-defense. There is said to have been ill feeling between the two families since Shaw was removed as a school bus driver following Mr. Kendall's election to office.

a a tt Hotel Condemned By Times Special WABASH. March 9.—The old Tremont Hotel, a landmark here for more than 60 years, will be closed and probably abandoned entirely in accordance with a decision of the receivers of the Marion Title and Loan Company, owner of the property. The hotel was condemned by the state fire marshal because of unprotected electric wiring. Receivers have decided to close the hotel rather than inclose the wiring in conduits. tt tt a Owners of Stock Sued By Times Special LAFAYETTE, Maxeh 9.—Stockholders of the defunct Tippecanoe Bank and Trust Cos. and Fowler Bank City Trust Cos. have been made defendants in suits to compel them to pay assessments levied against them in behalf of creditors. The suits were filed by the State Department of Financial Institutions. The stockholders are said to have been given 40 days in which to comply with the state department's order and are alleged to have failed to do so. ft a tt Relief Funds Dwindle By Times Special PERU. March 9.—The Miami County Council will meet Monday in special session to consider a proposed appropriate of $50,000 from the county gent, il fund to meet heavy demands on depleted poor relief allocations in 14 townships. Under-estimation of poor relief expenses when the budget was prepared last fall is given as the reason for the shortage in relief funds. A state law provides that counties must advance such funds to town-

Bill to Take Military Out of Politics Passed House Backs Senate-Approved Measure Creating Board to Recommend Adjutant-General. Balloting 83 to 4, the House of Representatives yesterday passed a Senate-approved measure which Rep. William C. Morris (D., Gary), claimed would take the state military department out of politics. The bill sets up a selection board to recommend to the Governor a person to be appointed state adjutant general. It also fixes the annual

salary of the adjutant general at SSOOO. “This board will give tests, and will recommend only men who have had a wide military experience," Rep. Morris said. The House also passed. 73-9. a Senate bill which requires public works contractors and sub-contrac-tors to pay the prevailing wage scale of the community in which the work is being done. The oldest member of the House. Rep. Martin T. Krueger <D., Michigan Ctiy), led a successful one-man floor fight against a Senate-ap-proved measure which would have provided for the appointment of nonpartisan park boards in second to fifth class cities. Rep. Krueger declared the bill was full of jokers and would ruin the park board system in Indiana. The Senate voted 27-19 to sustain Gov. Paul V. McNutt's veto of the Bean Creek sewer assessment bill. The measure would have cancelled remaining unpaid sewer assessments on the Bean Creek and Pleasant

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ships as long as there is a sufficient amount in the general fund to do so. tt tt tt Deny Attack Guilt By Times Special BLOOMINGTON, March 9 Charles and Jane Smith, local couple, held on charges of assault and battery in connection w’ith an attack on Mrs. Smith’s mother, Mrs. Matilda Smith, continue to profess ignorance regarding the attack. They are held in the Lawrence County Jail at Bedford while authorities investigate further. Mrs. Matilda Smith, who is 60, w T as operated upon at the Robert Long Hospital, Indianapolis, last Wednesday. Her condition still is serious. a a a Police May Be Reduced By Times Special MUNCIE, March 9—Dismissal of 10 or 12 police officers here appeared imminent as city officials consider means of remaining within the limits of the 1935 budget. If the present force is maintained, the budget will be exceeded by about $20,000, it is said. Twen-ty-one new members of the department. including one police matron, have been added since Jan. 1. Six who were members of the force at the beginning of the year have resigned, making a net gain of 15. a a o School Office Rapped By Times Special EDINBURG. March 9.—Authorities here still are searching for thieves who sometime Wednesday night entered the office of the local schools, battered open a safe, and escaped with about S6O. No clews have been obtained. The robbery is another in a series perpetrated at the school office.

Run sewers. Gov. McNutt held the bill unconstitutional. DEPRESSION BLAMED FOR JUVENILE CRIME Increase Caused by Economic Motives to Steal, Says Judge. By United Press SHARON, Pa., Madch 9.—The most devastating blow of the de--1 pression has fallen on youth. According to Judge J. A. McLaughrv, the large increase in juvenile crime during the depression | has been causedl by economic motives to steal. “With their homes without fuel, themselves withouit clothing and even food, many boys have taken to stealing,’’ the judge said. He saw a solution in boy movements. saying: “I have nevr- had a Boy Scout before me.”

INSTITUTE FOR PARENTS TO BE OPENEMPRIL 3 Program for Sessions at Purdue University Announced. By Times Special LAFAYETTE, March 9.—Hoosier parents and teachers will meet at Purdue University here April 3 and 4 for the Parents Institute, which is to be held in co-operation with the Indiana Congress of Parents and Teachers. The school of home economics will have charge of the program arrangements, it was announced today by Dean Mary L. Matthews, head of the school of home economics. The meeting will open at 10 Wednesday, April 3, with Mrs. Ralph Archer. Terre Haute, state historian for the Indiana Congress of Parents and Teachers, presiding. Dean Matthews then is scheduled to talk on housing and children and Dr. Harriet O'Shea of the department of education is to talk on the adolescent and his problems. Following lurteheon. motion pictures are to be shown in the Home Economics Auditorium. Mrs. Shrader to Preside Mrs. A. T. Shrader. New Albany, sixth vice president of the congress, is to preside at the Wednesday afternoon session, when Prof. Laura Partch of the home economics school is to speak on education through toys. Florence E. Bender, Indianapolis, of the Governor's Commission on Unemployment Relief, will discuss the Indiana emergency nursery program; Mrs. Juliet M. Snyder, Lafayette. director of Lafayette’s emergency nursery school, is to describe her work; Dean of Women Dorothy C. Stratton, Purdue, will answer the question, “Shall I Send my Child to College?” and Mrs. Clayton H. Ridge, Indianapolis, secretary of the congress, will lead a round-table discussion. Prof. Hall to Speak Wednesday night Prof. O. F. Hall of the department of education will speak on “The Conservation of Community Mindedness,” as a part of the program scheduled to follow a banquet at which Mrs. Logan G. Hughes, Indianapolis, president of the Congress, is to act as toastmaster. Speakers on Thursday’s program include Prof. Amy I. Bloye of the Purdue School of Home Economics; Mrs. Marion L. Faegre of the Institute of Child Welfare, University of Minnesota; Prof. Marion Willoughby and Miss Philena Palmer of Purdue; Dr. Mary H. Westfall, Indianapolis; and Helen W. Hazelton of the Department of Physical Education for Women. Men, as well as women, are invited to all sessions of the meeting, according to Dean Matthews, who is in charge of the program.

SIOOO-°° REWARD For information leading to arrest and conviction of parties who threw rocks at Kroger truck hitting the driver, John Penny, 25 E. llth-st, Indianapolis, critically .injuring him. This happened about 1 mile west of Belleville, Hendricks County, on Road 40, Thursday evening, March 7th, about 7:30 P. M. Report Information to Captain MATT LEACH—lndiana State Police CLAUDE SHANE-Sheriff of Hendricks County at Danville, Ind. or to CHIEF of POLICE or to CHIEF of DETECTIVES-City of Indianapolis. KROGER GROCERY <• BAKING COMPANY

RAPER COMMANDERY GIVES PARTY TONIGHT

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For the hard-times praty Raper Commandery No. 1, Knights Templar, will give at 8 tonight in the Masonic Temple, Charles Apostal is general chairman and George J. Lehnert is a member of the arrangements committee. The affair will be in costume.

WORLD COURT DEFEATFLAYED VanNuys, Minton Declare U. S. Must Pay for Failure. By Times Special WASHINGTON, March 9. America today is paying for failure to join the World Court and attempt to end international anarchy, by having to finance an increased army budget, in the opinion of both Indiana Senators. The army appropriations bill was raised more than 20 millions in the Senate and both Senators Frederick VanNuys and Sherman Minton voted for the increases. ‘ Since we have refused international co-operation by our World Court vote failure,” Senator VanNuys explained, “it is only sensible to join the mad competition in armaments.” Both Senators voted for United States entry to the court. “We are now in the midst of international anarchy and chaos and we must be prepared to face the consequences,” Senator Minton declared. He also admitted that the need for army protection in case of increased internal dissension and the danger of riots may have been an “undiscussed factor” in the increases. “One Senator commented we faced serious trouble at home our present army wouldn't be large enough to put out a good size fire,” Senator Minton said.

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There will be a performance of the drill team and choir and then a dance. Other members of the committee are W. F. Swope. Leland Reese. Calvin A. Richey. Othneil Hitch. Alex Tuchinsky and Carl Gierke. Bert Cordle is captain of the drill team and Harold E. Winslow is director of the choir.

TOREADOR WINS ACTION Film Firm Must Pay Franklin S7OOO for Slur, Judge Rules. NEW YORK. March 9.—Because a “short” distributed by Columbia Pictures Corp., referred to Sidney Franklin, famous American toredor, as a “bull-thrower,” he is entitled to S7OOO, Supreme Court Justice John F. Carew has ruled.

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TECH POPILS TO GIVE SKETCHES FROM CLASSICS Expression Class Members to Present Program Thursday. Members of expression classes instructed by Miss Evelyn Kletzing at Technical High School will present a program of sketches from wellknown books Thursday afternoon for the Stratford Literary Club, The sketches will be “David Copperfield,” in which Alice Heine. William Jackson and Phyllis Rouseh will participate; "Innocents Abroad.” with Felix Masarachia as a FrenchRoman guide and Charles McClain as Mark Twain; and 'Madame Butterfly.'' featuring Paula Rickey, who will sing. Lewis Bose, new club president will preside at the meeting. An essay by Mary Jane Smith, senior, will represent Tech in the seventh annual Gorgas Memorial Essay contest this year, it was announced today at the school.The title of Miss Smith’s essay is “Gorgas' Control of Transmissable and Other preventable Diseases.” A Gorgas medallion will be awarded to the writers of the essays submitted for consideration in the contest, which is in the interest of better personal health and scientific research. One guanay will produce approximately five ounces of guano daily.